Saturday, May 01, 2010

REVIEW: Stitchionary Volume Five - Lace Knitting

Vogue Knitting has released the latest volume in their popular Stitchionary series, Volume Five: Lace Knitting. This is the most comprehensive collection of lace patterns that I have seen - over 150 beautiful designs, many of which have been pulled from the Vogue Knitting archives.

Lace comes in all sorts of varities - from light and airy to chunky to intricate - making it a timelessly popular choice with knitters. With patterns ranging from the simplest of simple to quite baffling, gorgeous lace can be achieved by both novice and experienced knitters alike. Whether you are looking for a relaxing or challenging project, lace patterns provide many options.

Stitchionary Volume Five is organized into seven sections, arranged from the easiest to the most challenging: Easy/Mesh, Edgings, Chevrons, Allover, Panels, Combos and Motifs. Easy to follow written instructions, as well as charts are included for all of the patterns. Detailed swatch photos are also included for each pattern, allowing you to clearly see the designs.

An indispensable reference book for lace knitters, Stitchionary Volume Five is one to add to your bookshelf!

CONTEST!Win it before you can buy it! The publisher has given us two copies of Stitchionary Volume Five to giveaway to you, the readers! To enter, leave a comment here (be sure to leave a means of contact if your blog or email does not automatically link) telling me what your favorite lace pattern is. To get an extra entry, send your friends here to enter the contest and have them mention who sent them. Winners will be selected by random number generator. If the first winner selected was referred by someone, both of them will win. If not, I'll select a second winner from the entries. Deadline for entries is Monday, May 10 at midnight. So get those referrals coming in ... blog, Tweet, Facebook and text away!

57 comments:

wendy@wadge.com
said...

My favorite lace pattern right now is the first one I have ever knitted! It's called Falling Birch Leaves and I am knitting it in Jojoland Melody. I already have a stash of lace yarn, just calling to me to be used!

My Ravelry name is yarnnonni and I have been knitting for 4 years now after crocheting for 45 years. I love it and my favorite is lace. My favorite lace pattern for beauty is Nightsong. My favorite for simplicity and beautiful colors is Guirlandes (using Noro sock yarn).

My favourite lace pattern? I love Lily of the Valley patterns, with nupps! Specifically, I loved the Swallowtail Shawl pattern. I love all the other stitchionaries, and I'm excited for this one because I absolutely LOVE lace!

My favorite lace stitch? the Estonian Lily of the Valley especially Piibelehtkiri. It's beautiful. On the other hand, the pattern has to fit the design of whatever's being knit....so I guess my 'favorite' would be the one that suits the design of the moment.

one favorite ? just one ? I have 3 OTN now ... and all are 'current' favorites. 1) In The Pink in ancient stash laceweight, 2) 198 Yards of Heaven in a lucious sugar cane blend, and 3) Twinigs by Anne Hanson in Berocco fingering. All 3 got attention today. I am on ravelry as lisagoknit

I have not had the experience of knitting a lace pattern. Your review was wonderful. After reading your review, I would purchase this book if I did not win. As always, your reviews are wonderful and informative. KRR

My name is OakTree on Ravelry. I'm new at falling in love with lace and want to know more. The only lace I have much experience with is Print 'O The Wave- made 6 stoles with this pattern for my daughter's wedding. I'm currently trying my hand with the TW shawl.OakTree

Thank you for the contest!I am new to knitting lace, but really like the challenge of it. I have made the Haruni and now I am hooked (pun intended). I am on Ravelry as BrenJS. In fact it was your link on Ravelrythat brought me here.

So far my favorite lace pattern is Feather and Fan, but I will say at this point I still pretty new to lace. That said, I am falling head-over-heels with lace and am looking forward to learning a lot more patterns.

My current favorite lace pattern is called "fir cone", I believe. It's the one used in the Emily shawl I made and also the popular Shetland Triangle shawl. It looks awful till it's blocked, then it looks amazing.

I'm pretty new to lace knitting and have just started Marianne Kinzel's Daffodil tea cloth form her Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting. I suppose since I've only just started with lace that this is my favorite pattern. :) I have worked some less complex lace, of course, but I really want to design my own pieces and need all the stitch libraries I can get my hands on!

Great giveaway! I've got 3 projects lined up right now and I think I am leaning towards Woodland Shawl or Meandering Vines Shawl! I haven't done a lot of lace but whatever I am about to do is my favourite! Thanks!

Thanks for the review. I'm glad there are charts included since I heard that other volumes in the series don't have charts in the US version (but in the German one). My favourite lace pattern is Maplewing by Anne Hansen. My Ravelry name is Acipenser.